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- Sniping on Capitol Hill, worry on Wall Street as debt limit deadline draws near without a deal Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:14PMWASHINGTON - Testy U.S. lawmakers pointed fingers at one another and President Barack Obama on Thursday as negotiations over raising the national debt limit entered a perilous endgame. Wall Street eyed the standoff with growing anxiety, warning of catastrophe if the U.S. defaults on its obligations.
- McCain Asks For Committee On Wikileaks, Anonymous Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:07PMTrailrunner7 writes "In the face of continued attacks on federal agencies and contractors such as Booz Allen Hamilton and IRC Federal that do highly sensitive security work for the U.S. government, Sen. John McCain has asked Senate leaders to appoint a select committee to look into the attacks and data leaks that have plagued Washington throughout 2011. In a letter to Republican leader Harry ...
- Petraeus hails US troops in Afghanistan as patriots Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 11:25AMThe outgoing U.S. commander in Afghanistan marked his last Fourth of July in uniform by speaking to American troops during a re-enlistment ceremony in the south of the country.
- Standoff in Irondequoit Ends Peacefully Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 10:29AMA standoff in Irondequoit has ended peacefully.
- Apartment Fire in Perry Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 10:29AMA large apartment fire in Perry kept crews busy overnight.
- GOP firm on no tax increase in debt deal Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 8:37AMWASHINGTON, July 4 (UPI) -- Tax hikes will absolutely not be part of any debt-ceiling and budget deficit reduction deal between the White House and Congress, two top GOP lawmakers say.
- POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Monday, July 4, 2011 Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 8:36AMThe CNN Washington Bureau’s morning speed read of the top stories making news from around the country and the world....
- GUEST OPINION: Proposed laws will affect voting rights Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 8:55PMAn attack on the right to vote is under way across the country through laws designed to make it more difficult to cast a ballot.
- Pawlenty raised $4.2 million between April and June | MinnPOTUS Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 8:47PMWASHINGTON — Presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty raised $4.2 million over the last three months, the campaign announced today, a number that is expected to be far outstripped by other major candidates in the race. Mitt Romney, the race’s frontrunner, raised $10 million in one day in May, and is expected to announce a fundraising total of around $20 million. Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul are both ...
- Pawlenty raised $4 million in second quarter Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 8:36PMWashington (CNN) Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty raised just over $4 million between April and June, his campaign announced Friday,...
- Pawlenty Raises $4.2 Million, Ron Paul Collects $4.5 Million in Quarter Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 8:33PMFormer Republican Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty raised about $4.2 million during the second quarter while Texas Rep. Ron Paul pulled in $4.5 million.
- GOP candidate Pawlenty raises $4.2M Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 8:30PMA campaign aide to Tim Pawlenty says the Republican presidential hopeful raised $4.2 million in the fundraising period that ended Thursday.
- Pawlenty raises $4.2 million dollars: spokesman Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 8:21PMRepublican White House hopeful Tim Pawlenty has raised $4.2 million dollars, an aide said Friday, disclosing a fundraising figure likely to fuel new questions about a halting start to his campaign.
- Pawlenty raises $4.2 million in second quarter Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 7:38PMTim Pawlenty raised $4.2 million for the second campaign fundraising quarter -- a disappointing haul for a candidate many originally viewed as the top establishment threat to front-runner Mitt Romney. Pawlenty spokesman Alex Conant said in a statement that Paw …
- Romney camp moved London fundraiser out of Huntsman supporter’s home Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 7:33PMWASHINGTON -- The Mitt Romney campaign initially thought they had the perfect place staked out for their fundraiser in London next week: an elegant home that once belonged to famed American portrait artist John Singer Sargent. But it turns out that the owner of the home is now backing a Romney rival, Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., and the fundraiser has been moved across town.
- WHS alumni set Vietnam Memorial dedication Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 6:47PMA group of Willcox High School alumni are closer to their goal of honoring their fallen classmates who died during the Vietnam War.
- Eric Walberg Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 9:01AMIn Baltimore, the nation’s mayors debated and passed a War Dollars Home Resolution at their annual meeting, the first time they have taken a stand on war since they passed a similar resolution in 1971, during the Vietnam war.
- Senate may have fired warning shot regarding ethanol’s future Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 6:38AMA flurry of votes in Congress last week surrounding ethanol policy may have sent a chill down the spines of a good many farmers last week, but the result was probably more of a warning shot than anything.
- Guard staying on border Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 5:52AMPHOENIX -- National Guard troops are going to stay at the Mexican border, at least for a little while longer.
- National Guard slowing border withdrawal Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 5:21AMPHOENIX --The National Guard is slowing the withdrawal of soldiers from the border to give more time for the Obama administration to convince Congress to extend the mission beyond the end of this month.
- Gazette.Net: Maryland companies stimulated by federal program Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 4:40AMAs the money from the two-year federal stimulus program dries up, many Maryland companies have received solid shots-in-the-arm from their multimillion-dollar contracts or awards, say executives with those businesses.
- What other American problems can we blame on immigrants? Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 9:15PMWhy stop with wildfires?
- Arizona sheriff blames Mexican smugglers for wildfire Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 9:11PMPALOMINAS, Ariz (Reuters) - The sheriff of Cochise County, Arizona, said on Tuesday that Mexican drug smugglers are likely to blame for a wildfire that has scorched 27,000 acres and destroyed dozens of homes just north of the U.S.-Mexico border.
- Obama likely to cut 10K troops from Afghanistan Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 9:01PMWASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is expected to withdraw roughly 10,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan this year, with about 5,000 forces leaving this summer and an additional 5,000 Americans coming home by the end of the year, a senior U.S. defense official said Tuesday.
- Afghan Troop Drawdown Plans Come Into Focus Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 8:55PMPresident Barack Obama is expected to withdraw roughly 10,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan this year, with one brigade of about 5,000 forces leaving this summer and a second brigade of similar size coming home by the end of the year, a senior U.S. defense official said Tuesday.
- Obama to announce drawdown of at least 10,000 troops Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 8:53PMWASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is expected to withdraw roughly 10,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan this year, with about 5,000 forces leaving this summer and an additional 5,000 Americans coming home by the end of the year, a senior U.S. defense official said today.
- Kerry, McCain push measure backing Libya campaign Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 8:47PMTwo influential U.S. senators introduced a resolution Tuesday expressing support for limited American involvement in the NATO-led military campaign in Libya -- part of an effort to counter rising pressure in the House of Representatives to withdraw backing for the mission.
- Mitt Romney limps to the head of the GOP presidential pack Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 10:54PMIf only Rodney Dangerfield were still alive. Then Mitt Romney would at least be able to take comfort in having someone he could call up and complain to about getting no respect.
- House GOP crafts bill on US role in Libya Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 10:54PMHouse Republican leaders unveiled legislation Thursday that would allow the U.S. military to remain engaged in a NATO-led operation against Libya but bar the use of any ground troops except to rescue an American service member from imminent danger.
- Sarah Palin bumps into her double as One Nation tour rolls into Boston... and tries to recruit her Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 10:48PMWhen Sarah Palin arrived in Boston for her One Nation tour, she bumped into a very familiar face - Cecilia Thompson, a professional Palin impersonator.
- Romney Officially Launches 2012 Campaign Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 10:46PMFormer Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney formally announced his second campaign for the White House Thursday, telling a crowd of supporters and journalists in New Hampshire that President Barack Obama has "failed America."
- Romney enters 2012 White House race Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 10:29PMUS Republican hopeful Mitt Romney has officially entered the 2012 White House race, urging a radical change of economic course and accusing President Barack Obama of failing America.
- Romney launches US presidential bid, blasts Obama Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 10:26PMSTRATHAM. N.H. (Reuters) - Mitt Romney, the multimillionaire former governor of Massachusetts, kicked off his second bid for the White House on Thursday, charging that "Barack Obama has failed America" by spending too much and not protecting jobs.
- House to vote on resolutions critical of U.S. role in Libya Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 10:24PMFaced with a caucus that has grown increasingly restless over American military efforts in Libya, House Republican leaders have scheduled votes Friday on two resolutions critical of U.S. involvement in the nation’s internal conflict.
- Wallace McCain, food-business giant, dies at 81 Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 3:13PMCo-founder of McCain Foods, who later led Maple Leaf Foods, emerged as generous philanthropist
- McCain Foods co-founder dies Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 2:56PMWallace McCain, co-founder of McCain Foods, has died at age 81, his family has confirmed.
- Huckabee to Announce Presidential Plans Tonight on TV Show Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 2:44PMFormer Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, whom polls have shown would be a top contender for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, will announce whether he will take the first steps to enter the race on his program on the Fox News cable television channel today.
- GOP budget and Medicare proposals shape special House election May 24 in upstate New York Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 12:45PMCLARENCE CENTER, N.Y. — The special election to fill a House seat in upstate New York was supposed to be an easy victory for Republicans. But less than two weeks before the May 24 vote, polls show a competitive contest between Republican Jane Corwin, 47, and Democrat Kathy Hochul, 52, in what’s become the first electoral test of GOP budget policies. The race also has drawn an avalanche of ...
- GOP budget, Medicare plan influence NY House race Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 12:44PMThe special election to fill a House seat in upstate New York was supposed to be an easy victory for Republicans.
- Rejockeying to win the torture debate Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 12:18PMBush era officials speak to historians as they try to re-frame the mission that got bin Laden as a vindication of waterboarding
- Cabbies demand safer conditions Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 10:54PMMore than 100 Calgary taxi drivers marched to city hall Thursday to demand better protection while they work.
- McCain: Torture did not lead to bin Laden death Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 10:54PMWaterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques were not a factor in tracking down Osama bin Laden, a leading Republican senator insisted Thursday.
- Hero Pulls Crash Victim to Safety Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 10:34PMRush, N.Y. --- David Simpson, 30, is being called a hero by many. Simpson pulled a 19 year-old woman from a burning car that crashed and killed another teen.
- John McCain: Waterboarding, Torture Did Not Help Hunt for Osama Bin Laden Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 3:34PMArizona Sen. John McCain, a former POW who was tortured for years at the hands of Vietnamese captors, delivered an impassioned argument today against claims that so-called “enhanced interrogation techniques” produced intelligence leading to Osama bin Laden.
- Reagan library again reschedules GOP presidential debate Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 11:12PMThe planned debate among 2012 Republican presidential hopefuls at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley again has been rescheduled.
- White House calls halt to bin Laden disclosures Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 11:02PMThe White House on Wednesday declined to shed more light on the special forces operation that killed Osama bin Laden, a day after it was forced to correct explosive details of the undercover raid.
- This video frame grab obtained from ABC News showing the interior of the mansion where Osama Bin Laden was killed on ... Tuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 12:23AMWASHINGTON: Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed in a firefight with American forces in Pakistan on Sunday, President Barack Obama announced, ending a nearly 10-year worldwide hunt for the mastermind of the Sept 11 terror attacks.
- Bin Laden Death Takes Weapon From Republican 2012 Candidates Monday, May 2, 2011 @ 11:17PMPresident Barack Obama’s approval of a U.S. mission that killed Osama bin Laden undercuts a central tenet of Republican campaigns for the White House: that Democrats can’t pull the trigger.
- Soderbergh Follows Liberace With Channing Tatum Stripper Flick Monday, May 2, 2011 @ 11:01PMChanning Tatum will star as a seasoned stripper who takes a young newbie under his wing in Magic Mike, which has attracted Erin Brockovich/Liberace director Steven Soderbergh.
- From our Archives: New York City attack hits home Monday, May 2, 2011 @ 10:57PM"Make no mistake, we are now at war." Those words rang through Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday by Congressman Curt Weldon (R-Delaware and Chester counties) in the aftermath of the most horrific terrorist attack in U.S. history, as high jacking terrorists commandeering commercial passenger jets crashed into three significant landmarks.